Cristiano Ronaldo met with Sir Alex Ferguson to discuss Manchester United future - Paper Talk
Plus: Mikel Arteta has made Leicester star Youri Tielemans one of his top targets; Mason Mount and Reece James top the agenda for Todd Boehly; Nemanja Matic will head to Juventus
Sunday 8 May 2022 08:16, UK
All the top stories and transfer rumours from Sunday's national newspapers...
SUNDAY MIRROR
Cristiano Ronaldo has held regular private meetings with Sir Alex Ferguson to talk over his future at Manchester United.
Barcelona are leading the race to sign Chelsea defender Marcos Alonso, who could be allowed to leave Stamford Bridge as he enters the final year of his contract.
Two thunderous goals from Aurelien Tchouameni for Monaco on Friday evening could have done his hopes of a big-money transfer some good, with reports that scouts from Manchester United, Chelsea and Real Madrid were all in attendance.
Manchester United and Liverpool have joined forces to charter a jumbo jet to fly their squads out to Thailand for a pre-season friendly match on July 12, which is expected to be Erik ten Hag's first game in charge of the Old Trafford club.
THE SUN ON SUNDAY
Arsenal are closing on a £40m deal to sign Leicester midfielder Youri Tielemans but could face late competition from Real Madrid.
Leicester City and Chelsea are fighting it out for £40m rated Torino centre-back Gleison Bremer.
West Ham are leading the race to sign Blackburn striker Ben Brereton Diaz in a £15m deal.
Manchester United youngster Tahith Chong's girlfriend Rianna Taylor has revealed she feared for her life when their home was burgled by a masked gang who held them at knifepoint.
Boris Becker has been complaining to friends about the standard of food and level of noise at HMP Wandsworth as he begins his two-and-a-half year prison sentence.
MAIL ON SUNDAY
Almost 2,500 footballers have asked the PFA for professional help with their mental health since 2018.
The Premier League's investigation into Manchester City's finances, which has now been going on for three years, could be coming to a conclusion.
Manchester United players face significant wage cuts next season with defeat at Brighton leaving their Champions League qualification hopes in tatters.
Gary Kirsten has emerged as favourite to become England's next Test match head coach after holding talks with the ECB's new managing director Rob Key.
World Snooker chiefs are in talks with the architects of the Etihad Stadium over a plan to build a new 3,000-seater venue next to The Crucible in Sheffield which would share hosting of matches.
Teenage swimmers have alleged they were bullied by former coach John Wright, who was arrested in Australia last October and charged with child sex assaults following a TV documentary.
SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
The Government will intensify talks with Todd Boehly and Chelsea this week with tensions remaining in Whitehall over Roman Abramovich's claims that he will not profit at all from the Premier League club's sale.
SUNDAY EXPRESS
Pep Guardiola has detailed how close he came to quitting Manchester City when they were initially banned for two years from European competition back in 2020 - a ban which was eventually overturned on appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
SUNDAY TIMES
Joe Root is set to return to his role as England's No 4 this summer while Sam Curran will not be available to face New Zealand because of complications in his recovery from a stress fracture.
DAILY STAR SUNDAY
Manchester United midfielder Nemanja Matic is set to join Juventus this summer and will get a £10m signing-on fee from the Serie A club.
SUNDAY MAIL
Kenny Miller believes a Europa League win for Rangers could tempt Connor Goldson into staying at Ibrox beyond this summer.
Celtic forward Jon Afolabi hopes his performances while on loan with Airdrie will convince the club to extend his contract by another year.
